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To the left, looking onto the courtyard, there was a second bed-chamber, where his daughter Angele slept, and which, all in white, looked on this November afternoon as sad as a tomb.A gauche, donnant sur la cour, il y avait une seconde chambre, où couchait sa fille Angèle; et, toute blanche, elle était, par cette après-midi de novembre, d'une tristesse de tombe.Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, Emile
And withal he was exhausted, with no strength left him but for the idle life he led, so incapable of thought and will that the idea of joining the new regime had not even occurred to him.Et fini, épuisé, n’ayant plus de force que pour cette vie d’oisif, ne sachant même plus penser et vouloir, à ce point que l’idée de se rallier au régime nouveau ne lui était pas même venue.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
At night, Therese, instead of going into her own room, which was on the left of the staircase, entered that of her cousin which was on the right.Le soir, Thérèse, au lieu d'entrer dans sa chambre, qui était à gauche de l'escalier, entra dans celle de son cousin, qui était à droite.Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese RaquinTherese RaquinZola, EmileTherese RaquinZola, Emile
The federal Parliament has left it to the provinces to deal with a matter which it has determined is best resolved at the provincial level.Le législateur fédéral a laissé aux provinces le soin de s'occuper d'une question qui, selon lui, se règle le mieux au niveau provincial.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 1/27/2012http://www.canlii.org/en/ 1/27/2012
In about half an hour after he had left me, I heard the hoof-strokes of a horse, and saw the shadow of a horseman passing outside the window.Environ une demi-heure après qu'il m'eût quitté, j'entendis le bruit des sabots d'un cheval, et je vis l'ombre d'un cavalier traverser le champ lumineux de la fenêtre.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
Well, they left last night and, after all, they were free to please themselves."Enfin, ils sont partis hier. Quand elle ne sera plus en deuil, n'est-ce pas?Zola, Emile / The Death of Oliver BecailleZola, Emile / La mort d'Olivier BecailleLa mort d'Olivier BecailleZola, EmileThe Death of Oliver BecailleZola, Emile
Deerslayer, whose aim was not more true than it was quick, fired as soon as it was certain his friend had missed, and the deep swoop that followed left it momentarily doubtful whether the eagle was hit or not.Deerslayer, dont le coup d’œil était aussi sûr que la main était prompte, tira dès qu’il fut certain que son ami avait manqué son coup.Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
When he left her, he invited her to dine at his house on the following day. His wife was very anxious to see her again, he said.Quand il la quitta, il l'invita à venir dîner le lendemain; sa femme s'ennuyait de ne pas la voir.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
Does the state have the right to appropriate what is otherwise intensely private information from the home when it is left out for collection and disposal?L'État a-t-il le droit de s'emparer de ce qui constitue par ailleurs des renseignements éminemment privés provenant de la maison lorsqu'ils sont déposés en vue de leur collecte et de leur élimination?http://www.canlii.org/en/ 12/21/2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 12/21/2011
One glance at them showed that some of the big items had been left out.Je vis tout de suite que certains des articles les plus importants étaient omis sur ces listes.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
In front, to right and left, everywhere, thunderclaps roll with great glimpses of short-lived light in the dark-blue sky.En avant, à droite, à gauche, partout, des coups de tonnerre déploient dans le ciel bleu foncé de grosses lueurs brèves.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Four separate times we go forward and then retire, before the company is regularly echeloned along the length of the trench to be dug, before an equal interval is left between each team of one striker and two shovelers.À quatre reprises différentes, il faut avancer, puis rétrograder pour que la compagnie s’échelonne régulièrement sur la longueur du boyau à creuser et que le même intervalle subsiste entre chaque équipe d’un piocheur et de deux pelleteurs.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Consequently, there is very little room for competition left.Par conséquent, il reste très peu de place pour la concurrence.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009
The fact that what is at issue is waste left out for collection, however, argues for a diminished expectation of privacy.Toutefois, le fait qu’il soit question en l’espèce d’ordures ménagères déposées en vue de leur ramassage milite en faveur de l’existence d’une attente réduite en matière de respect de la vie privée.http://csc.lexum.umontreal.ca 11/21/2010http://csc.lexum.umontreal.ca 11/21/2010
Why did he not clear and fertilize those far-spreading lands, those woods, those heaths, those stretches of stony ground which were left sterile around him ?Pourquoi donc ne défrichait-il pas, ne fécondait-il pas ces immenses terrains, ces bois, ces landes, ces pierrailles, qui l’entouraient et qu’on laissait stériles ?Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
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Collocations
left foot
pied gauche
far left
extrême gauche
left bracket
crochet gauche
left justification
justification à gauche
left part
partie gauche
left wing
aile gauche
lower left corner
coin inférieur gauche
top left corner
coin haut gauche
left arrow
flèche vers la gauche
attack on the left
attaque de la gauche
inside left
intérieur gauche
left attacker
attaquant gauche
left field
champ gauche
left forward
ailier gauche
left guard
garde gauche
Word forms
leave
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | left |
Imperative | leave |
Present Participle (Participle I) | leaving |
Past Participle (Participle II) | left |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I leave | we leave |
you leave | you leave |
he/she/it leaves | they leave |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am leaving | we are leaving |
you are leaving | you are leaving |
he/she/it is leaving | they are leaving |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have left | we have left |
you have left | you have left |
he/she/it has left | they have left |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been leaving | we have been leaving |
you have been leaving | you have been leaving |
he/she/it has been leaving | they have been leaving |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I left | we left |
you left | you left |
he/she/it left | they left |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was leaving | we were leaving |
you were leaving | you were leaving |
he/she/it was leaving | they were leaving |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had left | we had left |
you had left | you had left |
he/she/it had left | they had left |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been leaving | we had been leaving |
you had been leaving | you had been leaving |
he/she/it had been leaving | they had been leaving |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will leave | we shall/will leave |
you will leave | you will leave |
he/she/it will leave | they will leave |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be leaving | we shall/will be leaving |
you will be leaving | you will be leaving |
he/she/it will be leaving | they will be leaving |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have left | we shall/will have left |
you will have left | you will have left |
he/she/it will have left | they will have left |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been leaving | we shall/will have been leaving |
you will have been leaving | you will have been leaving |
he/she/it will have been leaving | they will have been leaving |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would leave | we should/would leave |
you would leave | you would leave |
he/she/it would leave | they would leave |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be leaving | we should/would be leaving |
you would be leaving | you would be leaving |
he/she/it would be leaving | they would be leaving |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have left | we should/would have left |
you would have left | you would have left |
he/she/it would have left | they would have left |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been leaving | we should/would have been leaving |
you would have been leaving | you would have been leaving |
he/she/it would have been leaving | they would have been leaving |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am left | we are left |
you are left | you are left |
he/she/it is left | they are left |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being left | we are being left |
you are being left | you are being left |
he/she/it is being left | they are being left |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been left | we have been left |
you have been left | you have been left |
he/she/it has been left | they have been left |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was left | we were left |
you were left | you were left |
he/she/it was left | they were left |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being left | we were being left |
you were being left | you were being left |
he/she/it was being left | they were being left |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been left | we had been left |
you had been left | you had been left |
he/she/it had been left | they had been left |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be left | we shall/will be left |
you will be left | you will be left |
he/she/it will be left | they will be left |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been left | we shall/will have been left |
you will have been left | you will have been left |
he/she/it will have been left | they will have been left |
left
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | left | lefts |
Possessive case | left's | lefts' |